14 Oct '10 06:39>
Watching the rescue of the first Chilean miners trapped for weeks underground has been not only quite moving for me, but also for many others around the world.
There are many aspects of such an event that fires up the light in a news cycle often shadowed by tragedy. The warm and joyous bonding of all, the gratitude, the strength and faith, as well as the successful application of hard and skilfull technology. It evokes the memory of another similar time, the safe return of the crippled Apollo 13.
There no doubt another lesser side to all this as there always is, but right now I am tearfully very happy for them, their families and all those who have achieved their rescue. It all says something else about our species that we sometimes forget.
There are many aspects of such an event that fires up the light in a news cycle often shadowed by tragedy. The warm and joyous bonding of all, the gratitude, the strength and faith, as well as the successful application of hard and skilfull technology. It evokes the memory of another similar time, the safe return of the crippled Apollo 13.
There no doubt another lesser side to all this as there always is, but right now I am tearfully very happy for them, their families and all those who have achieved their rescue. It all says something else about our species that we sometimes forget.